OUTSTANDING QUALITIES
- ADAPTED TO SUB-TROPICAL AREAS OF AFRICA
- HIGH POTENTIAL
- EXCELLENT HEAT TOLERANCE
Green Boy has performed well in the worldwide markets from cool to tropical regions and is very popular due to this good performance. Green Boy is a mid-season hybrid maturing at around 80 - 90 days from transplanting. Green Boy has excellent adaptability, medium sized, compact heads, with solid internal structure and good overall quality. Green Boy is blue-green in colour and is ideal as a fresh market and bagging cabbage. Green Boy has intermediate resistance to Fusarium yellows (Foc).
SPECIAL VARIETAL REQUIREMENTS
- Excellent results are consistently achieved for harvest through the warm season
- Avoid early and late sowings in cooler areas and growing through winter in cold areas as bolting may occur
- Avoid planting in fields where Black rot can be a problem
- Contact the area representative for a sowing guide
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CHARACTERISTIC* |
GREEN BOY |
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TYPE |
F1 hybrid fresh market cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. convar. Capitata (L.) Alef. Var. capitata (L.) Alef. |
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MATURITY |
Medium (80 – 90 days from transplanting) |
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HEAD SIZE |
Medium |
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HEAD SHAPE |
Round |
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HEAD WEIGHT |
3 - 4 kg (could be bigger depending on spacing) |
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HEAD COVER |
Very good |
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EXTERIOR COLOUR |
Blue-green |
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INTERIOR COLOUR |
Yellow light green |
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FLAVOUR |
Very good |
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PLANT SIZE |
Medium |
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PLANT HABIT |
Semi-erect |
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BOLTING REACTION |
Sensitive to bolting if produced through winter for spring harvest |
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DISEASE REACTION (SCIENTIFIC) |
Intermediate resistance: Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. conglutinans (Foc) |
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FIELD HOLDING |
Excellent |
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YIELD POTENTIAL |
Excellent |
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SUGGESTED POPULATION |
35 000 plants per ha |
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USE |
Sold as individual heads and per bag |
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SPECIAL FEATURES |
Excellent heat tolerance and yield potential |